With the prefix “Glass” in front of both these words do they turn into a statement about women? Fact, Fiction, Myth or Folklore? Are these statements relevant today? Come and listen to storytellers that can shed some light on what this means.

Russian-born and New York-based poet Eugene Ostashevky will read his poem The Pirate Who Does Not Know the Value of Pi and Essayist and editor at nY Matthijs de Ridder will read his equally marvelously absurd Dutch translation.

This edition Cinéma Arabe presents some 30 feature films, documentaries and short films. Stories about the aftermath of the Arab revolutions, about migration, about the position of women, but also about the power of music in times of conflict.

‘’Objects lie on a table. We live beside them and look at them and then they are on the table then. Objects on a table and the explanation“. Gertrude Stein (Objects lie on a table. A Play)

During the performance, musician and artist Katrin Hahner will perform Gertrude Stein’s text from the play Objects Lie On a Table by spoken word. Stein’s text evokes methods of her cubist circle, breaking language and viewpoint apart to form new compositions, bridging the space between the visual, the musical and the verbal.

An evening on historic, (neo)colonial, capitalist constructions of beauty and how these are sustained/reinforced; a sharing of lived experiences and exchanging tips and tricks to circumnavigate the capitalist (neo)colonial cosmetic industry and reclaim our bodies from its oppressive ideal.

Cognitive neuroscientist and artist Dr. Julia Uddén from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen will share her research on randomness vs. patterns in art and science in a public lecture hosted by the department of Interactive / Media / Design at the KABK.

Thank God it's Friday! At 9pm we celebrate that it's Friday with you! We can't think of a better way to start the weekend than with a fun improvised show filled with quick games and short scenes. And as always: you control what we will be playing!

At 8pm we have a student graduation show. A lovely group of students just finished a Longform Course. Out go the games and the gimmicks, in comes the story, realtionships and characters.

These students have been working up to this show for 8 weeks, and they're ready to take the fruits of their labour to the stage. Come and give them the support they deserve.